Jan. 31, 2010

Philadelphia, Pa. - Fordham University freshman forward Chris Gaston (Palisades Park, N.J,/St. Anthony) was named Atlantic 10 Co-Rookie of the Week it was announced by the conference office today. This is the third A-10 Rookie of the Week award for Gaston, who also received the accolade on December 13th and January 3rd. He shares the honor with La Salle's Aaric Murray.

In Fordham's lone game of the week, an 80-73 conference loss to La Salle in the Rose Hill Gym on Wednesday, Gaston scored a team-high 21 points and grabbed a game-best 15 rebounds to record his 12th double-double of the season. He shot seven-for-15 from the field and a perfect seven-for-seven from the charity stripe. Gaston also recorded two blocks and one steal.

On the year, Gaston, who has scored at least 20 points eight times this season, is fifth in the Atlantic 10 in scoring, averaging 17.5 ppg, and is ranked second in rebounding, averaging 10.7 rpg. His 12 doubles-doubles this year is the second most for any Atlantic 10 player and tied for eighth in the NCAA. Gaston also leads the team and is ranked eighth in the conference in blocks with 32 (1.7 blocks/game) and is tenth in the league in field goal percentage, converting 127 of his 285 shoots (44.6%).

The Rams will next be in action today as the take on Xavier University in an Atlantic 10 contest in Cincinnati at 2:00 PM. The game can be heard live on WFUV (90.7 FM) and www.wfuv.org.